Wire fence



(No Model.)

A. B. PROBASGO.

V WIRE FENCE. No. 592,020. Patented Oct. 19, 1897.

. tight, are fixedly secured to the end or corner use the same, attention being called to the full description of the' invention, its use and UN TED STATES v PATENT OFFICE.-

' ABRAHAM 13-. PROBASGO, OF LEBANON, oino.

WIRE F ENCE.

sknncrmoArxon forma part of Letters Patent no. 592,020, dated October 19, 1897.

Application filed August 2 3, l 8 9 7. 1

To ctZZ 1071,0712, 11/; verity oonce'rn Be it known that I, ABRAHAM B. PROBASOO, a citizen of the United States, residing near Lebanon, W'arren county, State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Wire Fence; and I do declare the following to be a clear, full, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whiclrit' appertains to make and accompanying drawings, with the referencenumerals marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to the construction and erection of wire fences, particularly of that kind where a-nu mber of wires, one above the other, are stretched between posts. The ends of. these wires, after they are stretched posts, while intermediate posts are provided Wherever necessary and on which the wires are merely supported to ,prevent them from sagging without, however, being fixedly connected to these latter.

My inventio n relates'particularly to the manner of connecting theends of thewires, after they are stretched, tothe posts,.the connection being very simple and inexpensive, requiring no expensive fittin gs, screw devices of any kind, so that only arequisite tool and the wire is required and nothing else not in reach of the farmer or within his ability to make himself. The connection is further of a kind which permits retightening at any time for taking up slack in case thewire becomes loose. A tool most suited for constructin g this wire fence-that is, for stretch in g the wires and connecting their ends to the posts-is described and illustrated in. my pendingapplication, Serial No. 634,803. With this tool a wire is stretched, and without releasing the same its end isat once connected at the point towhich it has been stretched.

In the following specification, and particularly pointed out inthe claims, is found a manner of construction, which latter is also illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-e I Figure 1 is a perspective View of a fencecorner, showing a post th'ereat with some of Serial No. 649,151. (No model.)

finally connected. This same figure shows also another wire with its connection completed. Fig. 5 shows a modified manner of forming the required loop at the end of the wire, especially in such cases when the latter fails to reach the post or breaks close thereto.

The particular manner of supporting the Wires between their ends and at intermediate posts is not material. It may be by staples or perforations in the posts and through which the Wires loosely pass. For purposes of permitting engagement with the tool whereby the wires are stretched and their ends con nected a loop 10 of sufficient length is formed at such end at a of the wires by bending part of the latter back and twisting the end around the main'branch, as shown at b. To prevent this twisted part from slippingon the main branch when the tension is applied for stretching the wires and which would tend to shorten the loop, a twist 11 should first be provided in the main branch, as shown in Fig. 2, and

through which the back-turned wire end is "first passed before it is twisted around the main wire. A hook-shaped implement 12, preferably of wire and provided with a suitable handle, is now introduced through one of the several perforations 13 in corner or end post 14 and after having taken hold of loop 10, as shown at c, the same is hauled through said perforation, the wire being at the same time stretched-as tight as it is possible by hand. These operations-are preferably begun from the top of the post working down and as each loop is pulled through a perforation in the posta retaining member in; the shape of a piece of wire 15 of sufficientlength is gradually pushed down and througli' each one of the loops as they appear beyond the post, thereby preventing them from slipping back. Individual shorter pieces could be used for each loop, but one piece is preferable, being more conveniently handled and makes a neater agpearance when finished.

The final stretching and final connection follows next, for which purpose my wirestretching implement previously referred to is used. The same consists of suitable means, preferably a hook 16, for attaching the end of a wire loop 10 thereto, as shown in Fig. 3 and at d in Fig. 1. Hook 16 is connected to one of two members which are mounted on each other with a screw connection, so that each one may be rotated on the other. (See detailed description in pending application referred to.) First, as shown in Fig. 3, member 17 is rotated with the effect of causing the other member 18, carrying the hook with the wire loop attached thereto, to move away from the post, thereby tightening and stretching the wire without, however, twisting the loop. lVhen the proper tension has been attained, this rotation is ceased and with the wire held at the point to which it has been stretched, the other part 18 of the tool, the one with the hook and loop in engagement,

' is rotated, with the effect of twisting the latfer, as shown in Fig. 4. This rotation is continued until the twists have closed up against retaining member 15, thus holding the loop and the fence-wire in their attained tension. This latter at the same time holds wire 15 in place. The stretching-tool is next disengaged and the projecting part of the loop at c, Fig. 1, is bent toward the post, as shown at f, so as to form no obstacle of any kind. It might also be cut off, but is preferably retained, so that if a wire should slacken at any time the tool may be readily attached again, and by adding a few more twists the lost tension may be restored. If a wire should be too short or break close to a post, a supplementary loop formed of a separate piece of wire maybe attached, as shown in Fig. 5, the manipulation of which is the same as in the other case. It will be seen that by the means shown-that is, by twisting a loop the most perfect and graduated adj ustmentis obtained, much preferable to chains at the ends of the wires or perforated locking members in which the adjustment is always from hole to hole. Frequently the slack may not be sufficient to permit stretching to reach the next hole, and the wire, therefore, cannot be rendered tight, because there are no other means to make connection at the limited distance to which it has been stretched and which would be all that is necessary to take the slack out. By

adding twists in the loop, the attachment may be fixed at any point, and it is not dependent on fixedly-located holes.

I am aware that it is not new to tie objects together with wire, the ends of which are twisted to retain them in position. In my case the twists are not applied for such purposes, but serve to hold apreviously-stretched fence-wire to the tension which it has attained.

Having described my invention, I claim as new 1. The combination of a perforated fencepost, fence-wires the ends of which are provided with loops which occupy and extend beyond the perforations in the post, a retaining member 15 resting against the post and occupying the extending part of the loop which part is twisted about itself and against said member, thereby preventing it from slipping back into the perforations of the post, while said member 15 prevents loop and wire ends from slipping entirely through the perforations and away from the post.

2. The combination of a perforated fencepost, a fence-wire having a loop at its end which is introduced into and projects beyond a perforation in the post, a piece of wire or its equivalent inserted into the projecting part of the loop and resting against the post, being held in place by the tension of the fencewire preventing also the end of the latter from slipping through the perforation, the necessary tension being applied by drawing the loop through the perforation and twisting the drawn-out part of it against the inserted wire between it and the post.

3. The combination of a number of fencewires having each a loop at its end and a post with perforations through and beyond which these loops are passed, a retaining-wire 15 which by passing through the projecting part of all the loops, prevents them from slipping back, the fence-wire being held in position after stretched by twisting the projecting part of each loop about itself and against wire 15.

4. A fence-wire, the end of which is to be connected to a post by means of a loop, such loop being formed by turning a part of the wire back from the end forming a kink or twist 11 some distance back from the point where the wire has been turned, passing the wire end through such kink and twisting the projecting end about the wire.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ABRAHAM B. PROBASCO.

VVitn esscs:

I C. SPENGEL,

ARTHUR KLINE. 

